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Cancer

Robot-Assisted Thoracic Surgery in Colombia: A Multi-Institutional Initial Experience
April 17, 2019
Buitrago and Restrepo report the largest series to date from Latin America of patients undergoing robot-assisted thoracic surgery. A total of 69 patients underwent robot-assisted procedures with 47 undergoing pulmonary resections, 18 undergoing mediastinal procedures, and 4 undergoing another type of operation.
In Global News: Airbnb for Cancer Treatment, Comics for Informing Consent, and Reducing Tobacco Use
April 12, 2019
Patient Care and General Interest
In Global News: Specialized Regional Organ Recovery Teams, the Importance of Tumor Board Discussions, and Coffee and Lung Cancer
April 5, 2019
Patient Care and General Interest In this brief video, an oncologist shares some thoughts on the value of tumor board discussions and the importance of having them early in a patient’s care.   Drugs and Devices
Intraoperative Conversion During Video-Assisted Thoracoscopy Does Not Constitute a Treatment Failure
April 3, 2019
Intraoperative conversion may be necessary during video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) for lung cancer. In this study on 610 patients, Fourdrain and colleagues observed that conversion during a VATS procedure was not associated with worse outcomes than undergoing an up-front thoracotomy.
In Global News: US National Coverage Policy for TAVR, UK Lung Cancer Guideline Update, and Steroids and AKI After CABG
March 29, 2019
Patient Care and General Interest
Low Truncal Muscle Area on Chest Computed Tomography: A Poor Prognostic Factor for the Cure of Early-Stage Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer
March 28, 2019
Sun and colleagues investigated the relationship between low skeletal muscle mass and the prognosis of early-stage non–small cell lung cancer (NSCLC).
Uptake of Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Lung Resections Within the Veterans Affairs
March 16, 2019
The institution-specific uptake of VATS for lung cancer resection in the US Veterans Affairs system was evaluated over the past 15 years. Uptake more than tripled during the study period, with a current mean of more than 50% among institutions. However, uptake ranged from 0 to 82% and was associated with increasing center volume.
In Global News: Expanded MitraClip Indications, Congenital Heart Surgery After Fukushima Accident, and Reducing Blood Utilization in Cardiac Surgery
March 15, 2019
Drugs and Devices The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced that the indications for the MitraClip™, made by Abbott, have been expanded to include secondary mitral regurgitation.
Posterior Uniportal VATS for the Posterior Segment (S2) Nonanatomical Resection Followed by Lobectomy: Major Bleeding Event
March 11, 2019
The authors control pulmonary artery bleeding during a thoracoscopic segment resection.
In Global News: Overlapping Surgery and CABG, Lung Cancer Screening at the Supermarket, and Reporting Device-Related Injuries
March 8, 2019
Patient Care and General Interest The American Heart Association has released a scientific statement summarizing emerging knowledge about sensitization after heart transplant.

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